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Chempittapally ( Bengali : চেম্পিত্তাপল্লী মসজিদ , romanized : Chempitta Palli , lit. ' Bronze Mosque ' ; Arabic : مسجد شمبتابالي ), also known as Chembitta Palli and as Chembittapally Juma Masjid , is a Sifi Friday mosque in the Mattancherry neighbourhood, in Kochangadi , Kochi, in the Ernakulam district of the state of Kerala, India. Built between 1520 and 1540, the roof of the mosque was decorated with copper tiles, hence chempitta pally . The mosque was built in the Kerala-Islamic style, and is located within a heritage area, near the MANI -listed Mattancherry Palace .
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Chempittapally is an old mosque in West Kochi in Kerala State, India. The name "Chempittapally" is derived from the Malayalam word "chemp" (means bronze) and "palli" (means mosque). The roof of this famous mosque was decorated with bronze tiles, hence chempitta pally. The compound has 3 gates; one in west which opens way to Panayapilly, second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and Kochangadi, and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south. Category List Islam in India Mosques by country v t e v t e
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Chempittapally is an old mosque in West Kochi in Kerala State, India. The name "Chempittapally" is derived from the Malayalam word "chemp" (means bronze) and "palli" (means mosque). The roof of this famous mosque was decorated with bronze tiles, hence chempitta pally. The compound has 3 gates; one in west which opens way to Panayapilly, second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and Kochangadi , and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south. Category List Islam in India Mosques by country v t e v t e
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Chempittapally is an old masjid in West Kochi in Kerala State, India . The name "Chempittapally" is derived from the Malayalam word "chemp" (means bronze) and "palli" (means masjid). The roof of this famous masjid was decorated with bronze tiles, hence chempitta pally. The compound has 3 gates; one in west which opens way to Panayapilly , second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and Kochangadi , and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south.
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Chempittapally is an old masjid in West Kochi in Kerala State, India . The name "Chempittapally" is derived from the Malayalam word "chemp" (means copper) and "palli" (means masjid).The roof of this famous masjid was decorated with copper tiles, hence chempitta pally. The compound has 3 gates; one in west which opens way to Panayapilly , second in south which opens way to Goldenmukku and Kochangadi , and the main gate in the eastern side of compound, which opens way to Angadi, which in turn leads the way to Jew Street and Mattancherry Bazaar towards the north and to Chullickal towards south.
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old mosque in west kochi in kerala state
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sifi friday mosque in the mattancherry neighbourhood
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